There is nothing stronger than Mother Nature.

Not the world’s tallest building, or the world’s strongest bodybuilder, and certainly not a 102-year-old historic log cabin.

In an effort to preserve one of eight historic structures within Staunton State Park, officials are seeking volunteers to assist with Phase I of the Staunton homestead cabin restoration project, which will take place later this spring.

“We need a minimum of six volunteers per week, but preferably eight, who will be trained and supervised by HistoriCorps and will be doing a variety of jobs,” said Kathryn Brettell, grant administrator for the Friends of Staunton State Park.

Volunteers will be provided by HistoriCorps throughout Phases II and III, but additional volunteers are needed to assist in replacing the roof and with internal supports, the porch deck and rerouting the cabin’s rain and snow runoff, during two sessions: from April 23 to April 30, and from May 3 to May 7.

“We are excited that local Front Range volunteerism will be the life support for this amazing historical article within our state park,” Staunton State Park’s manager, Zach Taylor, said.

The cabin was built in 1918 by Dr. Archibald Staunton and his wife, Rachel, two prominent Denver physicians and philanthropists. She birthed children in the homestead cabin, and the two treated victims suffering from the Spanish flu. The family also built a mill, raised cattle and hosted children’s camps throughout the 1930s on the ranch.

After their only child, Frances, passed away in 1986, the homestead cabin, along with the other seven historic structures across an over 1,700-acre ranch, were donated to the state of Colorado, and since have remained untouched.

“Frances lived in it and also lived in Denver, but her philosophy was, she wanted to will it back to the state of Colorado,” Brettell said. “Her family got it from the state, and she wanted it to be accessible to everyone as she did while growing up.”

Once the project is finished, officials are planning to showcase the cabin — placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012 — and share its significance with park dwellers through tours. With any lucky, they hope to begin restoring the other cabins on the former Staunton ranch.

“We hope that within a couple years, we can open this home and numerous other structures at Staunton to the public so they can further understand what homesteading was like in the early 1900s,” Taylor said.

The home will feature some of the medical tools and supplies used by the Stauntons and even the piano played by Frances, a Julliard School-made opera singer.

Anyone interested in volunteering is encouraged to contact HistoriCorp at (720) 287-0100. Those who would like to support the project but aren’t physically capable are encouraged to contact Brettell at kathyrnb@friendsofstaunton.org

“There is just so much history inside the walls of this cabin, and to have the opportunity to restore it and share it with others for years to come, is truly an honor,” Brettell said.